Alberta

Alberta RCMP refuting comments made by Premier Smith

Alberta RCMP have issued what they refer to as "corrections to comments made by Premier Danielle Smith" at the Alberta Municipalities Convention, held in Red Deer yesterday. (Thursday, September 26)Ac...

Sep 27, 2024

"Big Sam" finds a new home at the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum

The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum extracted its first dinosaur skull since the museum opened in 2015 on Wednesday, September 25. Photo of the Pachyrhinosaurus fossil (CC: EGP Staff) Dr. Emily Bamfo...

Tanner Smith Sep 27, 2024

Alberta First Nation angered over lack of consultation in dam decision

A southern Alberta First Nation says it will fight a government decision on a dam that it says broke promises to take its concerns into account."The Siksika Nation will strenuously oppose this project...

Sep 26, 2024

Murder suspects in fatal Alberta highway shooting will be tried together

The two men arrested after a deadly roadside shooting near Calgary last month will be tried together.A manhunt began Aug. 6 following the noon-hour shooting of two men who were working along a roadway...

Sep 26, 2024

Premier, opposition leader speak at AB Munis conference in Red Deer

Premier Danielle Smith and NDP leader Naheed Nenshi each addressed delegates and media at the 2024 AB Munis convention in Red Deer on Thursday, and it was a tale of two starkly different perspectives....

Sep 26, 2024

Alberta testing take-home kits to screen for cervical cancer

Officials look to make it easier for Albertans to detect the early signs of cervical cancer.The Government of Alberta, Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Alberta Precision Labs have launched a pilot pr...

Sep 26, 2024

Alberta testing take-home kits to screen for cervical cancer

Officials look to make it easier for Albertans to detect the early signs of cervical cancer.The Government of Alberta, Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Alberta Precision Labs have launched a pilot pr...

Sep 26, 2024

Alberta tourism bounced back in a big way in 2023, gov't reveals

The Government of Alberta says the numbers are in, and 2023 was a bounceback, record-breaking year for tourism.In 2023, according to Statistics Canada, visitors spent $12.7 billion in Alberta, surpass...

Sep 25, 2024

Alberta bringing mobile lung screening to rural communities

Alberta's government and the Alberta Cancer Foundation are partnering with the non-profit 19 to Zero to support mobile lung health units that will bring screening services to underserved communities a...

Sep 25, 2024

Alberta launches second round of funding to Indigenous and small communities

Alberta's government is providing a $3 million to Indigenous and small communities in rural Alberta in an effort to support local economic development.This is the second round of grants to be distribu...

Sep 25, 2024